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Updated July 2026 · real, multi-region App Store reviews
Head-to-head

PocketLife Calendar vs Calendar

PocketLife Calendar 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Calendar
Calendar 4.9★ · Free to download 75

For most users, Calendar (App B) is the better choice due to its strong integration with the Apple ecosystem and generally reliable core functionality, despite some recent issues, while PocketLife Calendar (App A) struggles with significant data loss and scam reports.

Full reviews: PocketLife Calendar · Calendar

PocketLife Calendar (App A) offers strong customization and color-coding, but recent reviews highlight critical issues like data loss and scam alerts. Calendar (App B), the native Apple app, benefits from deep system integration and widespread use, though it also faces complaints about data loss, limited customization, and holiday filtering.

Head to head

Features & Customization edge: PocketLife CalendarR2R5R6R14
PocketLife Calendar PocketLife Calendar users appreciate its extensive customization options, including color-coding events, customizing the start day of the week, and adding notes to days R5R14R2. However, some users desire more advanced features like filtering by color, saving color mixes, and adding documents to events . There are also complaints about limitations like not being able to add dates beyond a year for recurring items or change colors on an iPad R6.
Calendar Calendar (App B) is praised for its integration with Apple products and services, allowing Siri interaction and personalized event suggestions . Users desire more customization, such as additional colors, fonts, and the ability to add stickers . There are also requests for improved widget options, like marking reminders complete directly from the widget or a month/week view .
Ease of Use tieR5R19R25R27
PocketLife Calendar Many PocketLife Calendar users find it easy to use and navigate R5. However, recent updates have introduced frustrations, with some users finding too many steps to add events, difficulty with repeat settings, and non-user-friendly settings R19R25R27.
Calendar Calendar (App B) is generally considered simple to use . However, some users find it confusing to navigate, citing small buttons and excessive scrolling . There are also complaints about the new format, such as an unnecessary timeline view and a sidebar that cannot be removed .
Reliability & Data Integrity edge: CalendarR4R7R13R18
PocketLife Calendar PocketLife Calendar has significant and recurring issues with data loss, with multiple users reporting their schedules and events being deleted or wiped clean, sometimes repeatedly R4R7R13R18. Other reliability concerns include events showing the wrong color, alerts not working, and icon badges not updating R18.
Calendar Calendar (App B) also faces serious reliability concerns, with numerous reports of events, schedules, and reminders disappearing or being deleted, sometimes after updates . Users also report issues with alerts not working correctly, syncing problems between devices, and the app crashing .
Price & Value edge: CalendarR4R15R30R34
PocketLife Calendar PocketLife Calendar is a Free + IAP app, with users mentioning paying for it annually R4R34R44. Some long-term users express frustration over the lack of a lifetime subscription option and increasing costs for features like alarms R15. Free users report issues with ads, including inappropriate content R30.
Calendar Calendar (App B) is free to download and is the native Apple calendar. Users do not report direct costs, but some express dissatisfaction with its limitations, considering switching to paid alternatives due to missing features or recurring issues R15.
Support & Security edge: CalendarR1R10R13R30
PocketLife Calendar PocketLife Calendar users report poor support, with requests for help being ignored after initial responses R13R34. A significant concern is users being hit by scam alerts and even pornographic ads, raising security and privacy issues R1R10R30. Some users also dislike the requirement to sync with the phone's calendar, viewing it as a privacy intrusion .
Calendar Calendar (App B) users report issues with spam invites, including sexual content, that are difficult to block and fill up their calendars . There are also complaints about the inclusion of non-US holidays under 'US Holidays' and the inability to filter them, which some find offensive or misleading R63R66R80.
Pick PocketLife Calendar if

You prioritize extensive color-coding and customization for events and are willing to risk potential data loss or deal with support issues R5R14.

Pick Calendar if

You prefer a calendar deeply integrated with the Apple ecosystem, including Siri and other Apple services, and value a generally free experience, despite some customization limitations and occasional data sync issues .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high volume of recent negative reviews, particularly regarding data loss and glitches, which significantly impacts their perceived reliability despite high lifetime ratings. PocketLife Calendar's free tier issues (ads, scam alerts) are distinct from the paid app's issues (data loss, support).

Frequently asked

Does PocketLife Calendar have a free version?
Yes, PocketLife Calendar has a free version, but users report experiencing ads, including inappropriate content, and some core features might be limited or require in-app purchases R30R28.
Can I sync PocketLife Calendar with other devices?
Yes, PocketLife Calendar can sync across multiple digital devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and allows for sharing calendars with family members R44R53R57.
Are there issues with holidays in Calendar (App B)?
Yes, users frequently complain about Calendar (App B) automatically listing various non-US holidays under 'US Holidays' and the inability to filter or remove specific holidays, which can clutter the calendar or be culturally insensitive R63R66R80R105.
Do either of these apps have problems with data loss?
Yes, both PocketLife Calendar (App A) and Calendar (App B) have significant and frequent reports from users about events, schedules, and reminders being deleted, disappearing, or being wiped clean without warning (R4, R7, R13, R43, for App A; , , , , , , for App B).

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Diana: I love this calendar but maybe in future you could add a drop down box for notes on each day. That would be so helpful for those of us with a bad memory.
  2. [R5] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Best calendar I’ve seen: Easy to use, colorful, customizable, compatible with other calendars.
  3. [R6] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Good but has limitations: Like the colors. Don’t understand why you can’t add dates beyond a year if the recurrent items go beyond a year?? And, I can’t change colors when using iPad to create, only phone?? And it loses previous years schedule
  4. [R14] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Love! Highly recommended: I’ve had these app a few years I love it This app helps me tremendously keep track of everything especially able to change the color of events. Best calendar ever
  5. [R19] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Settings are NOT USER FRIENDLY: When there is an update, it’s not always for the better. There used to be a QUICK EDIT where you just tapped on the event itself (after tapping on event on the date on the Calender) but now you actually have to tap the tiny little EDIT button, an EXTRA STEP! Also the is nothing clear in the settings on how to customize your calendar and how to make changes it’s abso
  6. [R25] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Difficulty: Had to change a few things and having difficulty with the repeat portion
  7. [R27] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US New upgrade: Too many steps to add something to the calendar. The blue arrive is in 2 different places at different times of adding and it is easy to X out info you’ve added.
  8. [R4] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US What is going on: I’ve been using and paying for this app for years then all of a sudden all my schedules have been deleted. Idk how to fix this.
  9. [R7] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Everything deletes: Deleting this garbage. This the is second time that my calendar has been wiped clean on its own. My whole month was filled and now it’s emptied and nothing happened to make that happen.
  10. [R13] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Still not fixed: I have text you several times about losing info from 2020-2024. Yet I still have all info from 2015-2023 I have done what you say and I still don’t have it fixed 😡
  11. [R18] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Loved till recently: The was the best calendar until recently. I have lost all my info three times. First time was able to restore from iCloud but the last 2 times it didn't restore. Another issue is the colors, I color code everything and every few days when I open the app all events are the same color, RED! So frustrating. I hope they get it fixed.
  12. [R15] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US I went back to iOS calendar …: I’ve used PocketLife Calendar for more than 10 years, but have decided to go back to the free Apple iOS calendar. I asked many years ago about a lifetime subscription for a one-time rate, y’all replied that it was being considered. As this subscription option has never materialized I have decided to stop using PocketLife Calendar. Wishing you continued success w
  13. [R30] PocketLife Calendar 3/5 · US Porn: I’ve loved this calendar up until now. I use the free version because that’s all I’ve needed, so I have ads. In the last few months I’ve noticed some of my ads include naked women. I have a family and sometimes my kids use my phone. Totally not ok.
  14. [R34] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Poor support: I’ve recently had problems with this app. After support initially responded with suggestions for a fix (which didn’t correct the problem) they ignored my attempts for further help by not responding to any of my additional request for help. We are unable to share our calendars. I’ve already paid for their calendar for the year 2025 and I’ve absolutely no use for it. My wife and I are
  15. [R1] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Hit by Scam: As soon as my calendar was linked, I was hit by a scam.
  16. [R10] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Scam Alerts: I’ve been using PocketLife for years and have loved it but this year I keep getting scam alerts that fill in on every day for months and I have to go back to their origin and delete them . Annoying.
  17. [R28] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: Tried several times to create events and they won’t save just delete time after time. Waste of time I bet they want FULL VERSION to pay to use as they have it plastered on the interface . Don’t use it.
  18. [R44] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US BEST calendar app out there by far!: Love this app! Color coded for each family member. Syncs to my Mac. Have renewed subscription for a couple years now. Still running perfectly. I've recommended it to many friends. All loving it! Syncs to my husband's app so we are always up to date with the crazy family schedule.
  19. [R53] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US My go to for the family: Been using it for 7 years. Works to keep everyone informed. Can be adjusted by all members as needed.
  20. [R57] PocketLife Calendar 5/5 · US Great calendar: I love using this calendar as it works across all my digital devices
  21. [R63] Calendar 3/5 · US I’d like a refund: I like this app, I use it for everything. I would like more access to change things; example: how are Jewish and Islamic holidays considered “U.S. Holiday” ( which is not true) and I can’t remove the holiday so it’s not in my calendar reminder
  22. [R66] Calendar 3/5 · US Optional Holidays: Apple, please make it possible to filter different holidays. We don’t all want to see Christian, Jewish, and Islamic holidays wholesale or none at all. Please add filters!
  23. [R80] Calendar 4/5 · US Very useful in iPad: This is a great app on iPad due to being able to use it in landscape mode and the bigger screen real estate. Would really really like the ability to edit (and delete) unwanted holidays. They get in the way and it would very useful to be able to reclaim the screen space they take up.
  24. [R105] Calendar 3/5 · US Good, except…: I don’t want islamic anything on my phone, ect. How do I remove them?
  25. [R43] PocketLife Calendar 1/5 · US Used for years: I’ve used this calendar for years, but this year I’ve been having a lot of problems, including all the information I put in, keeps being deleted and disappearing.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store